Yume Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results

Board Authorizes $10 Million Share Repurchase Program

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--()--YuMe, Inc. (NYSE:YUME), the global audience technology company powered by data-driven insights and multi-platform expertise, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. Additionally, the Company announced today that its board of directors has authorized a $10 million share repurchase program. This authorization is the first in the Company’s history, and it represents approximately nine percent of the Company’s outstanding shares, based on recent trading prices.

Fourth quarter and full year 2015 financial highlights include:

Fourth Quarter 2015

  • Revenue of $53.8 million, compared to $57.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 (Q4 2014);
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 profit of $5.6 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA profit of $4.6 million in Q4 2014;
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin of 10.4%, compared to 8.1% in Q4 2014;
  • Net income of $1.6 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.9 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, in Q4 2014.

Full Year 2015

  • Revenue of $173.3 million, compared to $177.8 million in 2014;
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 loss of $1.6 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA profit of $1.4 million in 2014;
  • Net loss of $16.7 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $8.7 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in 2014;
  • $60.2 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and no debt as of December 31, 2015.

“Our fourth quarter highlights included solid revenue and adjusted EBITDA performance, and the completion of our end-to-end programmatic buildout with the on-time launch of our YuMe for Publishers sell-side platform,” said Jayant Kadambi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of YuMe. “In 2016, we are going to market aggressively with our programmatic offerings, while expecting to reduce operating expenses from 2015 levels. As our new share repurchase program illustrates, we are confident in our business.”

Customer highlights include:

  • 601 advertising customers for the fourth quarter of 2015, an increase of 12% from 539 in Q4 2014;
  • 1,001 advertising customers for 2015, an increase of 14% from 880 for 2014.

Highlights for advertising customers accounting for a minimum of $100,000 in annual revenue in the years 2015 and 2014 include:

  • 285 advertising customers for both 2015 and 2014;
  • Average revenue per advertising customer of $547,000 for 2015, a decrease of 3% from $565,000 for 2014.

$10 Million Share Repurchase Program Authorized

YuMe also announced today that its board of directors has authorized a $10 million share repurchase program. This authorization is the first in YuMe’s history, and represents approximately nine percent of the Company’s outstanding shares, based on recent trading prices. The authorization has no set expiration date, but, subject to market conditions and other factors, is intended to be completed over the next twelve months.

Business Outlook

Today, the Company is providing the following estimates for its key financial measures for the first quarter of 2016:

      Q1 2016
Revenue    

$35.5 - $37.0 million

Adjusted EBITDA     $(2.5) - $(1.5) million
   

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Senior management will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET today to discuss the Company’s results. Investors may access the live call by dialing (877) 201-0168 or (647) 788-4901. A replay will be available through Thursday, February 25 at (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406. (Conference ID: 37705966). A live and archived Webcast of the call will be available at http://investors.yume.com.

About YuMe

YuMe, Inc. (NYSE: YUME) is a leading provider of global audience technologies, curating relationships between brand advertisers and consumers of premium video content across a growing range of connected devices. Combining data-driven technologies with deep insight into audience behavior, YuMe offers brand advertisers end-to-end marketing software that establishes greater brand resonance with engaged consumers. It is the evolution of brand advertising for an ever-expanding video ecosystem. YuMe is headquartered in Redwood City, CA with European headquarters in London and 17 additional offices worldwide. For more information, visit YuMe.com/pr, follow @YuMeVideo and like YuMe on Facebook. YuMe, YuMe for Publishers and YFP are trademarks of YuMe. All other brands, products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements about our growth strategy, our operating results, market trends, and quotations from management. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from future results that are expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include competitive trends in a dynamic market, the lack of market acceptance of our product offerings, our history of net losses and limited operating history, which make it difficult to evaluate our prospects, our fluctuating quarterly results of operations, and our dependence on a limited number of customers in a highly competitive industry. These and other risk factors are discussed under “Risk Factors” in YuMe’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 that has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and in our future filings and reports with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to YuMe as of the date hereof, and YuMe assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we report adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. We calculate adjusted EBITDA as net income, excluding income taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation. We believe that adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors in understanding our operating results in the same manner as management and the board of directors. This non-GAAP information is not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP information presented by other companies. Non-GAAP financial information should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Users of this non-GAAP financial information should consider the types of events and transactions for which adjustments have been made.

We have included adjusted EBITDA in this release because it is a key measure we use to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular, we believe that adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our operating results because it excludes some expenses that may mask underlying trends.

In the table following the financial statements attached to this press release, the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. With respect to adjusted EBITDA expectations provided under “Business Outlook” above, quantitative reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is not feasible, because unpredictable fluctuations in our stock price makes it difficult to estimate accurately future stock-based compensation expenses that are excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures. We expect that the variability of the above charges may have a significant and unpredictable impact on our future GAAP financial results.

   

YuMe, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

As of December 31,
2015

As of December 31,
2014

Assets

(1)

 

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 17,859 $ 38,059
Marketable securities 30,600 26,158
Restricted cash 292
Accounts receivable, net 67,131 68,441
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   3,978   3,642
Total current assets 119,860 136,300
Marketable securities, long-term 11,724 2,428
Property, equipment and software, net 12,110 10,407
Goodwill 3,902 3,902
Intangible assets, net 659 1,329
Restricted cash, non-current 403 292
Deposits and other assets   416   384
Total assets $ 149,074 $ 155,042
 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 12,080 $ 11,692
Accrued digital media property owner costs 17,155 18,277
Accrued liabilities 16,767 16,338
Deferred revenue 214 198
Capital leases    

41

Total current liabilities 46,216 46,546
Other long-term liabilities 77 117
Deferred tax liability   178   431
Total liabilities   46,471   47,094
 
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock 34 33
Additional paid-in-capital 150,001 138,497
Accumulated deficit (47,167 ) (30,422

)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (265 )   (160

)

 

Total stockholders’ equity   102,603   107,948
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 149,074 $ 155,042

(1) The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 was derived from audited financial statements.

       

YuMe, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

2015   2014   2015   2014
Revenue $ 53,836 $ 57,108 $ 173,254 $ 177,779
Cost of revenue(1)   28,856   29,561   95,028   93,096
Gross profit   24,980   27,547   78,226   84,683
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing(1) 14,489 17,439 59,912 65,112
Research and development(1) 2,833 1,881 10,937 5,908
General and administrative(1)   5,812   6,107   23,584   21,736
Total operating expenses   23,134   25,427   94,433   92,756
Income (loss) from operations   1,846   2,120   (16,207 )   (8,073 )
Interest and other expense, net
Interest expense (2 ) (8 ) (8 )
Other expense, net   (94 )   (357

)

 

  (230 )   (888 )
Total interest and other expense, net   (96 )   (357

)

 

  (238 )   (896 )
Income (loss) before income taxes 1,750 1,763 (16,445 ) (8,969 )
Income tax benefit (expense)   (130 )   149   (300 )   224
Net income (loss) $ 1,620 $ 1,912 $ (16,745 ) $ (8,745 )
 
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic $ 0.05 $ 0.06 $ (0.49 ) $ (0.27 )
Diluted $ 0.05 $ 0.06 $ (0.49 ) $ (0.27 )
Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share:
Basic   34,435   33,050   33,829   32,591
Diluted   34,976   33,904   33,829   32,591

 

(1) Stock-based compensation included above (in thousands, unaudited):

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2015

 

2014

2015

 

2014

Cost of revenue

$

67

$

97

$

312

$

342

Sales and marketing

748

754

3,403

2,776

Research and development

292

131

1,111

482

General and administrative

 

1,038

 

623

 

4,053

 

2,174

Total stock-based compensation

$

2,145

$

1,605

$

8,879

$

5,774

 
   

YuMe, Inc.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2015     2014 2015     2014
Net income (loss) $ 1,620 $ 1,912 $ (16,745 ) $ (8,745 )
Adjustments:
Interest expense 2

8

8
Income tax (benefit) expense 130 (149 ) 300 (224 )
Depreciation and amortization expense 1,712 1,251 6,006 4,620
Stock-based compensation expense   2,145   1,605   8,879   5,774
Total Adjustments   3,989   2,707   15,193   10,178
Adjusted EBITDA profit (loss) $ 5,609 $ 4,619 $ (1,552 ) $ 1,433
 

1 Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that we calculate as net income, adjusted to exclude income taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation. We believe that adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as management and the board of directors. This non-GAAP information is not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP information of other companies. Non-GAAP information should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, net income prepared in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our profitability or liquidity. Users of this financial information should consider the types of events and transactions for which adjustments have been made.

Contacts

Investor Relations
YuMe, Inc.
Gary J. Fuges, CFA, 650-503-7875
ir@yume.com

Release Summary

YuMe, Inc. (NYSE: YUME) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2015. Additionally, the Company announced today a $10 million share repurchase program.

Contacts

Investor Relations
YuMe, Inc.
Gary J. Fuges, CFA, 650-503-7875
ir@yume.com